Resign Telfair

The guy isn't ever gonna do anything spectacular, nor will he be anything more than a back up point guard, but heres what I've noticed about him and about the Raptors in general.

Our starters generally get us a lead in the first quarter, only to have the bench come in and blow it in the first 4 minutes of the second quarter.

Cue Telfair. A pass first, controlled, patient pg replaces the erratic JL3 and all of a sudden we can hold our leads. Maybe they give up 2-4 points when they sub in, but its not the old JL3-run bench that goes -12 in 6 minutes.

If he will resign for like 3-4 million a year for a couple years I'd pull the trigger. He is exactly what we need as a back up guard who can go in when Lowry is struggling or just needs a breather, and you can count on him to protect the ball and not make rash, annoying decisions.

As well, when it's time for the starters to go back in, it's obviously a way better situation for them when they're still up 4-5 points and not down 3 after all their hard work from the first quarter. I think it goes a long way when your backup pg is just a fundamentally solid, nothing spectacular, nothing flashy, type player.

What do you think? Do you guys agree that he makes a much bigger impact that the score sheet lets on?

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Our starters generally get us a lead in the first quarter, only to have the bench come in and blow it in the first 4 minutes of the second quarter.

Cue Telfair. A pass first, controlled, patient pg replaces the erratic JL3 and all of a sudden we can hold our leads. Maybe they give up 2-4 points when they sub in, but its not the old JL3-run bench that goes -12 in 6 minutes.

If he will resign for like 3-4 million a year for a couple years I'd pull the trigger. He is exactly what we need as a back up guard who can go in when Lowry is struggling or just needs a breather, and you can count on him to protect the ball and not make rash, annoying decisions.

I agree that he has been an improvement over Lucas when it comes to maintaining leads. When Lucas plays back-up, the fear of losing leads is always there but with Telfair you feel more comfortable.

However:-
-He is not a primary back up PG IMO. For the low cost and the fact that he can score when the team is behind, I prefer Lucas as a '3rd stringer'.

-Telfair is worth not more than 1.5 mil per season.

-There's a reason he has not made it big in the NBA. Let's not get carried away by a couple of games.

Should be noted Raps have Early Bird Rights on Telfair and can only sign him to a 30% raise over his $1.6M salary for this season.

$2.08M is the max Raps could offer.

Well, that is if he deserves a raise. Nothing more than a veteran's minimum for me. Two years max.

ďThe saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.Ē - Martin Luther King

Agree. The minimum possible over a couple years to be the 3rd PG is fine. Rather see JL playing that role though.

I don't like JL3 as a backup. His defense is suspect and cannot run an offence.

ďThe saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.Ē - Martin Luther King